60s CLEVELAND NORTHERN SOUL OCCASIONS THERE'S NO YOU + BABY DONT GO BIG JIM ORIG
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£ 17 Sold For
Jun 4, 2017 Sold Date
May 25, 2017 Start Date
£   5 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
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Issue 93 of Soul Up North is out NOW!


ALL MY SALES ARE ALWAYS PLAY-GRADED

AND NOT JUST GIVEN A VISUAL ONCE-OVER

ALL THE ITEMS I AM SELLING COME FROM FORTY YEARS OF COLLECTING SOUL

THERE WILL BE SOME REAL GEMS, SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

SOME OF MY LISTINGS CARRY 'BORROWED' SOUND CLIPS BENEATH THE TITLE

ALL MY ITEMS START AT AROUND A TENTH OF THE CURRENT BOOK VALUE

SOME FROM AS LITTLE AS 30p


60s CLEVELAND GROUP NORTHERN SOUL

ORIGINAL U.S. (GOLD) ISSUE

STAFFORD DANCER IN IT'S SCARCEST FORMAT


THE OCCASIONS

"BABY DON'T GO"

HEAR HERE!!

Occasions - Baby Don't Go - YouTube

A. THERE'S A DETAILED HISTORY OF THIS THREE MAN/TWO WOMAN OHIO QUINTET IN THE LATEST EDITION OF SOUL UP NORTH (#93), SO I SUGGEST THAT YOU GET A COPY PRONTO; EVEN THOUGH THEY ONLY HAD ONE RELEASE, THAT SINGLE CAN BE FOUND WITH THREE DIFFERENT LABEL DESIGNS: DECORATIVE YELLOW; PLAIN YELLOW; AND GOLD; I HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE GOLD LABEL VARIETY CAME FIRST, BECAUSE IT IS PRICED THE HIGHEST IN GUIDES; BUT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED HISTORY SAYS THE SINGLE FIRST CAME OUT WITH THE DECORATIVE YELLOW DESIGN; BIG JIM WAS CO-OWNED BY JIM BROWN - A FAMOUS AMERICAN FOOTBALLER (LATER AN ACTOR), AND IT'S HIS NUMBER 38 BALL THAT IS DEPICTED IN THE DESIGN; THE TWO PLAIN LABELS (GOLD; YELLOW) APPEARED LATER TO CATER FOR LOCAL DEMAND; I ASSUME THAT THE PRICE FOR A GOLD LABEL VARIETY IS BASED ON IT'S LESSER AVAILABILITY, AND NOT ON ANY CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER; "BABY DON'T GO" IS A STUNNING GROUP SOUL BALLAD, VERY SLOW AND RIDDLED WITH PASSION

b/w

"THERE'S NO YOU"

HEAR HERE!!

Occasions - There's No You - YouTube

B. IT'S THIS SIDE THAT SHOULD PLEASE THE DANCERS - IT EVEN MOES ME IN MY WHEELCHAIR!; IT WAS WRITTEN BY EVANS WOODSON, AND IT'S HIS INCREDIBLE LEAD VOCALS THAT CAN BE HEARD AFTER THE HONKING SAX INTRO; BUT IT'S NOT A SOLO EFFORT, BECAUSE THE REST OF THE GROUP DO THEIR BIT, INCLUDING WOODSON'S FUTURE WIFE, JENNIFER MASON


LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES IN FULL VIA THE YOUTUBE POSTINGS ABOVE

(NOT TAKEN FROM THE SALE COPY)

(US: Big Jim 920W-3273, 1967; gold label)

Vinyl

Record condition (A-side): Excellent +++ (plays Excellent ++++)
Record condition (B-side): Excellent +++ (plays Excellent ++++)

Label condition (A-side): Spotless

Label condition (B-side): Spotless

Deletion hole: No



This record has been played on both sides to verify condition, but there's a full money-back guarantee on all my sales, and I'll refund anyone who isn't totally captivated. Most are sent by 'signed for' delivery.

I'm writing regularly for Soul Up North, Howard Earnshaw's long-running rare soul fanzine.

It's available every three months from:

Howard Earnshaw (editor)

19 Rectory Drive

Kirkheaton

Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD5 OJT

A four-issue/yearly subscription is £14 (including P&P).

You can also pay by PayPal at soulupnorthhfe@aim.com

 

Domestic postal rates (sent recorded delivery, unless the winning bid is under £5):

One-to three 7" single: £2.40; 50p per 7" afterwards.

One 12" single/LP: £3.80; £1 per 12"/LP afterwards.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO PICK UP THE ITEM IN PERSON.

 

Overseas postal rates:

£12 (sent recorded delivery)

£5 (sent uninsured)

Note that overseas bidders can pay for uninsured postage, but I cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage in transit

IF YOU ARE AN OVERSEAS WINNER, PLEASE WAIT FOR ME TO AMEND YOUR INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.





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